![The first of many " Adventure" parks. Photo by Neon Tommy [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.](https://unclewalts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Entrance_to_Disney_California_Adventure-768x432.jpg)
The next would have been Disney’s Rhode Island Adventure. BURBANK, CA — Newly-released documents from the Disney Archive show that the company once considered building a “Disney’s <State> Adventure” park in every state. When the California Adventure park opened in 2001, the Mouse anticipated that it would be a huge success, and a model to…
We have friends in high places! Who knew? UNCLE WALT’S H.Q., SVALBARD — So someone at Marvel Studios must really be a fan of Uncle Walt’s Insider! Yes, we were sent an advanced Blu-Ray copy of the upcoming blockbuster Avengers: Endgame! And now we’re going to share with you some of the biggest surprises (once we…
Finally there’s a button for guests who don’t qualify for one of the other buttons! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL & DISNEYLAND, CA — Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas announced today that a new button is joining their lineup of free celebration buttons: the “I Have a Button” button. For years, guests at Disney parks…
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They’re hoping smokers will abandon Disney parks, where smoking will soon be banned. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA — Universal is always looking for ways to set themselves apart from Disney. Even so, the company’s response to Disney’s new smoking ban is surprising, as officials from NBCUniversal have announced a shocking new policy effective May 1st at…
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Subtly inserting song lyrics to see if anyone notices? We’d never do that. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL – Disney aficionados will tell you that the three oldest attractions in the Magic Kingdom are the Carousel, the Main Street Vehicles, and the jokes on the Jungle Cruise. So when Uncle Walt’s Insider learned that there was…